[geeks] "Hawking Technology" switches?

[Bill Bradford]

On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 02:15:32PM -0400, Loomis, Rip wrote:
> Has anyone ever heard of or used network components
> from "Hawking Technology"?  While looking around
> for HD mounting screws I found
>   http://www.provantage.com/PR_54021.HTM
> which is a 16-port unmanaged switch for $66 plus S/H
> after rebate.  10/100, FDX capable, etc.--which seems
> like a fairly good deal (the 8-port D-Stink I have at home
> sounds as though the fan might go any time...)
> Comments welcomed, off-list if you think it's OT for
> the list.

Crap, crap, crap.  I have one of their really-cheap 5-port 10baseT
switches.. On the box, it shows 5 ports + uplink port.

Got it home, its 5 ports, *total*.  Plus, it doesent like to play
the autonegotiate game with one of my PCs *or* the Mac Cube.

Bill

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Bill Bradford     
mrbill at mrbill.net 
Austin, TX